To access the presentation, please visit the Company's website at
http://www. Shanda helped
pioneer this market and today occupies the leading position as measured by
both revenue and total game playing users.0 million peak concurrent users playing its online games . (NYSE: HAS), is a
worldwide leader in the trading card game and tabletop roleplaying game
categories , and a leading developer and publisher of game-based entertainment
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China 's Largest Online Games Operator to Distribute
Turbine's Highly Anticipated 3D Role Playing Game

SHANGHAI, China, April 21 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Shanda Interactive
Entertainment Limited (Nasdaq: SNDA), the largest operator of online games in
China, announced today that it will be signing a deal with Turbine, Inc. Interaction enriches your life. Turbine's catalogue includes some of the most
famous online entertainment brands, including Asheron's Call(R), Dungeons +
Dragons (R) Online and The Lord of the Rings Online(TM): Middle-Earth(TM)
Online.

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Electronics Boutique , a Fortune 1000 company, is the leading global
specialty retailer dedicated exclusively to video game hardware and software,
PC entertainment software, accessories and related products. Additional company
information is available at http://www. The game is
expected to launch in China in the second half of 2005.3 billion by 2009.
For more information about Shanda, please visit http://www . (Nasdaq: ATAR) develops interactive games for
all platforms and is one of the largest third-party publishers of interactive
entertainment software in the U. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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WEST CHESTER, Pa.com. Financial terms of
the agreement were not disclosed .S.

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(Nasdaq: ELBO) today announced that Jeffrey Griffiths,
President and CEO, and James Smith, Senior Vice President and CFO, will be
presenting at the Banc of America Securities Consumer Conference on Tuesday,
March 15, 2005 at 1:40 p. ET at The New York Palace Hotel in New York City.
The presentation will be webcast live and will be archived until March 29,
2005. The Company
operates an e-commerce website at http://www. For more
information, visit http://www.

About Wizards of the Coast
Wizards of the Coast, Inc. The company holds an exclusive patent on trading card games and
their method of play (TCGs) and produces one of the world's best-selling TCGs,
Magic: The Gathering(R) as well as the celebrated Dungeons + Dragons(R)
roleplaying game.wizards.

TURBINE and ASHERON'S CALL are registered trademarks or trademarks of
Turbine, Inc. These forward -looking statements involve
various risks and uncertainties.

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Electronics Boutique to Present at the Banc of America Securities Consumer Conference

com.

com. Important risks and uncertainties
could cause actual results to be materially different from expectations
include but not limited to delays in completion of the original or localized
version of the Dungeons + Dragons Online game , obtaining Atari's and Hasbro's
approval of the agreement between Turbine and Shanda, and the risks set forth
in Shanda's filings with the U.

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Each
user can interact with thousands of others while enjoying the interactive
entertainment content that Shanda provides.S. Publisher of adventure games , family card and board games,
and electronic media products, Wizards of the Coast is also one of the world's
premier book publishers of fantasy series fiction whose novels have made
numerous appearances on The New York Times best-seller list and have sold
millions of copies worldwide. Securities and Exchanges Commission,
including Shanda's registration statement on Form F-1.

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ebholdings. In 2004 , Shanda had approximately
2.

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"This agreement reaffirms Turbine's commitment to bring the D+D Online
experience to every gamer in China and throughout the world.hasbro.com. in the United States or other jurisdictions.
Although the companies believe that their expectations expressed in these
forward -looking statements are reasonable, they cannot assure you that their
expectations will turn out to be correct.S.

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About Electronics Boutique Holdings Corp.
Shanda's interactive entertainment platform attracts a large and loyal user
base, an increasing amount of which access Shanda's content from home.snda.com

About Turbine, Inc. For more information on Turbine and its services , please visit
http://www.turbine.
New York-based Atari, Inc.

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, Electronics Boutique
Holdings Corp. Atari, Inc., a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc.

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Safe Harbor Statement
This announcement contains forward-looking statements that are based on
current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about the
companies and the industry. All statements other than statements of historical
fact in this announcement are forward-looking statements, including but not
limited to statements regarding the launch date for Dungeons + Dragons Online
in China, the growth of the online game market in China and the content of the
Dungeons + Dragons Online game.

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Please note that the presentation time is subject to change. As of February
21, 2005, the Company operated 2,000 stores in the United States, Australia,
Canada, Denmark, Germany, Italy, New Zealand , Norway, Puerto Rico and Sweden
-- primarily under the names EB Games and Electronics Boutique. With
studios on two coasts, the Company is the largest privately held online games
company in North America. is a majority-owned subsidiary
of France-based Infogrames Entertainment SA (Euronext - ISIN: FR-0000052573),
the largest interactive games publisher in Europe.

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ebholdings. "Turbine has done a tremendous job adapting this
signature title to the virtual world, and we look forward to bringing a rich
game experience to China's gamers via our national distribution platform. For more information,
visit http://www.

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Shanda offers a portfolio of
diversified entertainment content including some of the most popular massively
multi-player and casual online games in China, along with online chess and
board games, network PC games and a variety of cartoons and literature works . is a premier producer, publisher and operator of online
subscription entertainment and is headquartered in Westwood, Mass.

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Shanda Turbine to Bring Dungeons + Dragons Online to China

, a
leading publisher of online subscription entertainment, to bring Dungeons +
Dragons(R) Online to China.
"As the pioneer of traditional role-playing games, Dungeons + Dragons
Online is a terrific addition to our leading portfolio of both internally
developed and licensed online game offerings," said Tianqiao Chen, chief
executive officer of Shanda.
Turbine, Inc. For more information, visit the Wizards of the
Coast website at http://www.

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Please
contact the institution hosting the conference for additional details.
"Shanda's leadership position and outstanding reputation with China's
online gaming community makes them the ideal partner for introducing Dungeons
+ Dragons Online to China ," said Jeffrey Anderson, president and CEO, Turbine,
Inc."
China represents one of the world 's largest and fastest-growing markets
for online games, with International Data Corporation, a market research
company, estimating a market valued at $1.

About Hasbro, Inc.
Hasbro (NYSE: HAS) is a worldwide leader in children's and family leisure
time entertainment products and services, including the design, manufacture
and marketing of games and toys ranging from traditional to high-tech.

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Under the agreement, Shanda will hold the
exclusive rights in China to operate this first and only 3D massively
multiplayer online role playing game, or MMORPG based on the world-renowned
Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast Dungeons + Dragons(R) franchise."

About Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited
Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited (Nasdaq: SNDA) is a leading
interactive entertainment media company in China., its PLAYSKOOL, TONKA, MILTON BRADLEY, PARKER
BROTHERS, TIGER , and WIZARDS OF THE COAST brands and products provide the
highest quality and most recognizable play experiences in the world.

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About Atari, Inc.

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